Gabryel Tarouquela was born in Rio de Janeiro and entered the industry at 14, founding TUK in 2023 after a decade of 3D and animation work for brands worldwide.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Gabryel Tarouquela entered the industry at 14, right after completing his first game design course. In 2014 he moved into 3D modeling and animation for games, and he has stayed in the audiovisual world ever since. A Design graduate from PUC-Rio, he won the LAD Awards for best animation with his 3D graduation thesis short film. Throughout his career, he has worked on projects for major Brazilian and international brands. In 2023, he founded TUK, a design and animation studio with clients in Brazil and around the world.
Frizzo
A decorative products company built entirely around 3D printing, creating home décor pieces designed, printed and finished in-house.
3D Modeling Course
A complete course teaching 3D modeling from the ground up, covering sculpting, hard surface, retopology and product design workflows.
Character Texturing Course
A dedicated course on 3D character texturing across ZBrush Core, Substance Painter and Blender, with a focus on skin tone technique.
TUK
TUK is a design studio founded by Gabryel Tarouquela in Rio de Janeiro, built together with his partner to bring creative direction and craft under one roof. What started as freelance 3D and brand work grew into a studio that now creates for major companies, always staying close to the creative process rather than outsourcing it. This space is where that everyday work lives: prints coming off the machines, new Frizzo pieces taking shape, and the moments in between that make up life at the studio.